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WOW, great ram and pics! Congratulations! Some of those pics make it look like you were in a professional photo studio!

In case you aren't aware of the Find the Deer section on this website: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/find_the_deer_1/find_the_deer!.htm page 2 of find the deer: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/find_the_deer_page_2_arrows/find_coues_deer_2.htm page 3 of find the deer: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/find_the_deer_3/find_coues_deer_3.htm and here is Find the Shed: http://www.coueswhitetail.com/find_the_coues_shed/find_the_shed!.htm

I am sorry to inform you all that Lance Crowther's mother passed away Saturday, after a two month battle with cancer. Many of you know Lance personally or know of his guide business, Timberland Outfitters, which is a sponsor here on CW. Lance's mother found out in Sept that she had cancer and she died this past Saturday. Please pray for the Crowther family as they deal with this difficult time.

LOL!! Can't wait for the pics! Sorry about your head.

Love the backpack hunts! Congratulations! I too have a Big Agnes backpacking tent...it's the seedhouse 2 I believe, excellent, lightweight tent that is still somewhat roomy.

WOW!! That's amazing TJ! I know you put a lot of work into getting it all up! WOW! I still think we need to have a CW.com Christmas gathering there!! What do you all think? Let TJ know..... How about during the week TJ since you guys are busy every weekend from now until forever? If not, I guess we will just settle for doing it next year.... WOW! That's really unbelieveable! How do you sleep at night with all those lights on??

+1 Doug, he already had his knee surgery (knee replacement, right TJ?), he is recovering from it.

+1 Well said Casey. Quads aren't the enemy, they are a tool. When used respectfully and legally, I have no issue with people using quads.

I had a guy email me that he saw you in Longmont, CO recently. If you look at the pattern in the snow on the tire on the back, it sort of looks like a face. The guy said his dog was barking that face while he was behind you. Who is it?

Awesome! thanks! you could add, find the scrub jay too

Here is a link to a fact sheet about Feral Horses put out by the professional wildlife biologist society The Wildlife Society(of which I am a member). http://joomla.wildlife.org/documents/policy/feral_horses_1.pdf

What upsets you about this? Horses are livestock like any number of animals we kill and eat. Certainly horses are beautiful animals and have a lot of value as work animals and even as pets, but some people value pigs and turkeys as pets and we still eat them. Wild (feral) horses are non-native animals that cause real problems with managing habitat for wildlife.

Awesome! thanks for sharing your hunt story...I missed this post back in Nov, glad I found it now though!

Way to go Misty! I hope you enjoyed the hunt and get another one next year!

+1!

Awesome!! thanks for sharing the pics.

Awesome! You know I am gonna grab that one for a future sticker slideshow! thx!

Not a bad idea for protecting your gear!

Wow! I was thinking of you when I watched an episode of "I Shouldn't Be Alive" last night. it was about some hunters in Kyrgyzstan that did a hunt like yours only their vehicle got stuck in a giant blizzard and they nearly froze to death in 40 below zero temps before a helicopter came in and rescued them. Funny thing is some guys on snowmobiles came to rescue them too and they said it was guys from American Border Patrol. The hunters opted to fly out in the helicopter rather than ride snowmobiles but the helicopter crashed and they had to get rescued again! I am glad your hunt wasn't so adventurous! Thanks so much for sharing your pictures! I love seeing our members who get a chance to hunt exotic places. Congrats on your animals. I bet it was crazy cold there!

Just rattling in an area without knowing where the bucks are is less productive than if you have already glassed up some bucks and have moved within 100 yards of them before starting to rattle. I have tried it a few times and had limited success. Sometimes they seem to just ignore the grunts and rattles. Other times they have come running in. Most of the time that it has worked has been down in Mexico where buck:doe ratios are higher and the bucks were all whipped up over some does in the area. it sure is fun when it works, especially if you can see the buck the whole time they are heading your way. I once filmed a buck that a guide called across a small canyon to us. It was a smaller buck and we were just trying out the grunt call. Not sure he rattled much in that sequence.

LOL! I think you are right!

I like the fog in the background on your trophy shot...nice setup. Congrats on your buck. Don't forget to enter in the Coues buck contest...even though it's not a huge buck, you can win best story, best photo, or even the random winner we will pick from those who don't win in a particular category. http://www.coueswhitetail.com/Coues_Buck_Contest_2011/coues_buck_contest_2011-12.htm

How "funny" do the first three shots act? I mean how far off are you talking..in general. Less than 1/2 inch difference at 200 yds? Or are you talking way off to right or left? I haven't noticed any difference in my gun with it cleaned or uncleaned.

Mexico just released some Mexican wolves south of the border. I dont' know exactly where, but I think it was in northeast sonora. I don't know how close they are to the AZ border. But other than that possibility, I dont' think you have much to worry about with wolves in southern AZ. During my elk hunt in Sept I found a dead wolf on the highway south of Alpine.

Thanks for your post...I am sure some other guys new to AZ hunting will appreciate your tips. One suggestion I have if you are hunting alone a lot is to get a SPOT unit. These are sattelite messenger units that you can carry that have a button on them that will send emergency personnel to your location if you ever need serious help. Check with Santana Outdoors (CW sponsor and where I got my spot unit) for prices and such. They are a bit of money, but I used them quite a bit last summer during fieldwork to simply do daily checkins with the USFS people I was doing the work for. http://www.santanaoutdoors.com/servlet/StoreFront?affiliate_no=1 Also, do you have a good GPS unit? That can help you navigate and get more comfortable venturing away from the truck. Hopefully you will find a great hunting partner. Another good idea is to get to know the wildlife manager in the unit you hunt so you can get advice on hunting areas and safety. You could also volunteer on some wildlife habitat improvement projects in your unit...that's a great way to meet other dedicated hunters.